Essays about: "Care assistants"

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1. 1. Operational manager’s perceptions and interventions for work-related stress concerning nurse assistants who work in elderly home care

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Soma Ahmadi; [2022]
   Keywords : Work-related stress; job demand; reward system; leadership; organizational interventions.;

   Abstract : Work-related stress can be recognized as a widespread phenomenon that influences individuals, organizations, and society. Stress and work-related stress are complex issues that involve and are influenced by different factors at different levels. READ MORE

3. 2. Chugging along, going with the flow, collegiality and chaos: A micro-political essay on interpersonal troubles within care situations in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Tova Lundquist; [2022]
   Keywords : Challenging behavior; troubling interactions; micropolitics; conflict sociology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : A lot of time and care have been put into exploring and explaining the power relations between nurses and nursing assistants, the emotional investment appropriate in care work, different views on leisure time for staff in this context (Warming, 2019; Habel, 2021; Jervis, 2002; Crocker, 2019). Less work has been done in exploring the complex relationships care workers have with their patients and how staff navigate troubling situations that arise in these relationships as well as how staff feel when these troubling situations occur. READ MORE

4. 3. Discretion and people-production in home care. : The Moldovan example

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)

   Author : Glenn Möllergren; [2022]
   Keywords : Moldova; assembly line logic; home care; discretion; elderly care; people production; social assistance; gerontology; professionalism;

   Abstract : One in two home care workers in Sweden express a desire to leave their jobs. Home care provision and needs assessment increasingly work according to an assembly line logic, depriving care assistants and assistance officers of discretion, and putting care recipients at risk for social exclusion and neglectance. READ MORE

5. 4. Product design for children with NDD diagnoses

   University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

   Author : Emma Bergman; Dagmar Berg; [2022]
   Keywords : Neurodevelopmental disorders; NDD; ADHD; ASD; Time perception; Assitive technology; Time perception aid; Product design; Concept development; Neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar; NPF; ADHD; AST; Tidsuppfattning; Hjälpmedel; Tidshjälpmedel; Produktdesign; Konceptutveckling;

   Abstract : Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) is a collective name for diagnoses such as ADHD, ASD/Autism, Tourette’s syndrome and language disorders. A child with these diagnoses has different deficits that can be divided into the following problem areas; Social interaction, Learning difficulties, Memory and motor skills, and Concentration difficulties. READ MORE

6. 5. Applying Interactive Machine Teaching to Conversational Agents in VR, and Mindbot: a Mindfulness Assistant in VR

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Vidar Häggström Fordell; [2022]
   Keywords : Conversational Agents; Virtual Assistants; Virtual Reality; Mindfulness; Interactive machine Teaching;

   Abstract : Conversational agents and virtual reality are two emerging technologies that are increasingly being explored in mental health research. Although the combination of these technologies could provide easily accessible and cost-effective treatment for a wide range of health behaviors, use of this opportunity in healthcare has not yet been undertaken. READ MORE